>> when i would talk with my mom, eric menendez would get sadment they really thought they would get out. they thought they would win this case and get out. i never thought they would ever get out. i knew i would get out one day. i was really only there for drug addiction. >> larry: johnnie cochran was your lawyer? >> one of the best lawyers ever. he was a great guy to me. my last case he told me if i didn't straighten my life out, he wouldn't represent me. >> larry: how much time did you do in all? >> nine months in county and eight months in chino correctional facilty. >> larry: what straightened you out? >> god and i wanted a different life. i wanted to feel -- not feel the pain anymore of all the suffering for what i was putting myself through. and, you know, once an addict, you get sick and tired of being sick and tired. i remember saying going to court one last time, mother, help me out one more time. she wasn't a caretaker. she told me if you continue using drugs, i'm never going to help you again. and i remember going to court and i was sitting in court and i realized i was t